Podcast appearances and mentions of Bob Harras

Episode 51 - Murdock and Marvel: 2000 Part 1 The new millenium started with some big endings, and comic book sales kept slipping this year.  But 2000 featured some big developments that would point the way to the future of comics.  Welcome to the Oughts, everyone!  Preshow  The Year in Comics  Notable and Newsworthy Sales & Industry Information Beginnings & Endings Eisner Awards Dan's Favorite The Year in Marvel 2000 was a year of big changes at Marvel Comics.  Bill Jemas was promoted to President, and replaced Bob Harras with Joe Quesada. TOTAL SERIES: 170 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 121  TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 120 HIGHEST ISSUE NUMBER: 387 (UXM) THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): Apocalypse: The Twelve, Maximum Security BEST SELLING COMICS: X-Men and Uncanny X-Men Events & Happenings New Titles (Ongoing and Limited) New Characters Series Ending Who's in the Bullpen/Passings ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Brian Michael Bendis Dan's Favorite   Next week: 2000 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil    Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES  Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm.  You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.  The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.  Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.  Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History  DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts  https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/  https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/  https://www.manwithoutfear.com/daredevil-interviews/Mack

"Whatever happened, you're still part of the team! You're still one of the X-Men!" Much like the comics from which X-Men: The Animated Series drew so much of its inspiration, season 2 would immediately see the show begin to double down on its history and build out an ever-expanding mythology. No longer obligated to present stories at an entry level, the show took full advantage of its serialized format to springboard plots off the backs of its own previous plots. To that end, season 2 opens with a bombshell: the return of Morph, long thought dead since the events of the series' opening two-parter. This came as a shocking and satisfying twist, rewarding loyal viewers for their continued interest. And if it came at the cost of invalidating the show's edgiest, most ground-breaking moment? So what! This was comics, after all, or at least comics-on-Saturday-morning. Further to that, Morph had proven to be an unexpected fan favorite based on initial impressions, so a reversal of fortune was arguably worth it not merely for a big reveal, but to offer a path back to semi-regular appearances for the character. The revolving door of death would be one of the many ways the show was brought more into alignment with the tropes of the comics. More direct echoes could be traced in the form of Scott and Jean's wedding, which would occur in the comics a mere four months later. Likewise, new anti-mutant antagonist Graydon Creed and his homegrown militia, the Friends of Humanity, had made their print debuts a little over six months prior to the airing of "Till Death," part 1. Henchmen the Nasty Boys are utilized prominently beginning in part 2 and throughout the season, despite having appeared in exactly one comics storyline from 1992 (and in lieu of an older and more infamous group that preceded them in the Marauders). All this, with little in the way of reintroductions to our principal cast. From a critical standpoint, this approach for a season premiere might politely be described as "inaccessible" to say the least. Owing to many of these changes was no doubt the arrival of X-Men line editor Bob Harras in an official capacity as Story Consultant. To Harras, inaccessibility was a feature far more than a bug. During his tenure overseeing the X-office at the height of the speculator era, the more tangled, sprawling, and convoluted the storytelling, the better. For the industry's many eager young collectors, the complex nature of the X-Men's history, combined with the present-day storylines whose conclusions typically offered more questions than answers, there was a desperate need to Make It All Make Sense. Helping Jenny and Tim to Make It All Make Sense on this installment of X-Position is Keithie, not unlike Beast, joining the episode in progress. All told, this two-parter delivers a satisfying, intricately-plotted opening salvo that will be representative of the season as a whole. Thematically, the story makes excellent use of deception as a recurring motif. From Wolverine's brawl with a robotic duplicate of Cyclops, to the mutant-impersonating crisis actor disrupting President Kelly's inauguration, Graydon Creed's subsequent manipulation of the media, and right down to Morph's duplicitous divide-and-conquer scheme to use the X-Men to undo the X-Men, truly nothing is as it seems. And that's to say nothing of Morph's return from a seemingly certain death. It's fitting, then, that standing atop all of this subterfuge is the riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma known as Mr. Sinister. His presence will loom large throughout the series following this maleficent animated debut. To its credit, the script makes effective and logical use of Sinister as Morph's corrupting benefactor, and even manages to flesh out his ultimate motives more decisively over the course of 22 minutes than 6-plus years worth of comics appearances had managed. Though taking its cues ever more from the comics, this stands as an example of the finite nature of the animated series imposing a storytelling discipline that occasionally outshined its source material.

En la frontera del cambio del año 1994 a 1995 sale a la calle X-Men Alpha y, acto seguido, las series mutantes, las más vendidas de la Marvel de la época cancelan su publicación para comenzar nuevos números 1 de nuevas series con otros títulos. Bajo el mando de Bob Harras y con Scott Lobdell a la cabeza, comenzaban cuatro meses de un mundo donde los mutantes liderados por Apocalipsis habían tomado el mando del planeta y subyugaban y exterminaban a los humanos. La era de Apocalipsis fue una saga histórica llena de grandes ideas, grandes errores y momentos inolvidables mezclados con otros que queríamos olvidar. La era de Apocalipsis fue una serie de genialidades e improvisaciones chapuceras mezcladas todas en la misma coctelera en un momento peculiar y apasionante de la Historia Marvel. Bienvenidos a La era de Apocalipsis, donde sólo los más fuertes sobreviven. La noche es caliente como el infierno. Todo se te pega. Una asquerosa habitación de un asqueroso barrio de una asquerosa ciudad. El aparato de aire acondicionado es un pedazo de chatarra que no podría enfriar ni una bebida aunque la metieras dentro. Parece el sitio perfecto para escuchar el podcast 344 de ELHDLT Selección musical: 🎶 Apocalypse, de Lacuna Coil 🎶 Sangre hirviendo, de Héroes del silencio 🎶 Omega, de Vilamoura

In its original format as a 1988 six-issue prestige/bookshelf format limited series, Bob Harras and Paul Neary's Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. was a blockbuster, drawing readers in with lavish production values and a story that promised to upend everything you knew about the Marvel Universe's premier espionage organization. It was collected in one of the earliest trade paperbacks in the developing bookstore market, launched a new Fury ongoing series, and even (very loosely) inspired the MCU's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. How does a book like this go from a bestseller to a footnote 35 years later? We take a look at this very strange comic, the uncommonly lengthy delays that went into its production, and whether it holds up.

It's our new penciler, Mike Deodato!  He joins just in time for Bob Harras to take two of our Avengers to see Bova at Wundagore Mountain.  But how will they fare when caught between the power of Exodus and the High Evolutionary?  And a Hank Pym back-up story as a bonus!

We've got two fill in issues, focusing on Bob Harras' two favorite characters (although he doesn't write either issue), Quicksilver and Crystal!  Everyone was obviously exhausted so we suffer through two spotlight issues.  Enjoy!

Attention X-Fans! For the first of three episodes, we are tackling one of the major Marvel multiversal storylines: Age of Apocalypse! We start with an extensive history of X-Men comics in the 90s and how the event was created. Then we discuss the prequel series LegionQuest that sees Legion kill his father Professor X and finally we tackle the first nine (!) issues of AOA. It's the darkest timeline but a great episode!Ep. 107 What if Legion killed Professor Xavier in the past, triggering the Age of Apocalypse? (Part 1 of our X-Men AOA coverage)From Marvel's Earth-295 in various comics before and after X-Men: Alpha #1Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersIt's the first of our three part Age of Apocalypse deep dive! We give a thorough recap of where the wildly popular X-Men comics were in the 90s before diving more into the genesis of AOA from the minds of editor Bob Harras and writers Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza. We kick off our coverage with the six issue LegionQuest that sees Charles Xavier's unstable son accidentally kill him, setting off a universe ending moment. We then head to the bleak multiverse with the first nine issues of AOA from writers Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Warren Ellis, Fabian Nicieza, Larry Hama, John Francis Moore, and Jeph Loeb plus artists Roger Cruz, Steve Epting, Chris Bachalo, Joe Madureira, Ken Lashley, Tony Daniel, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Steve Epting, and Steve Skroce. We see Magneto, Gambit, Forge, X-Man and more face off against Havok, Beast, and the big man himself. Meanwhile Mr. Sinister, Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey and Angel have their own plans brewing. We'll be back then in two weeks with part two of our coverage on episode 109 including our discussion of AOA on X-Men: The Animated Series, stay tuned for another multiversal episode next week!Reading List: LegionQuest: X-Factor #190, Uncanny X-Men #320-321, X-Men #40-41, Cable #20 (Marvel Comics 1994-1995) Age of Apocalypse (First Wave): X-Men Alpha #1, Generation Next #1, Astonishing X-Men #1, X-Calibre #1, Gambit and the X-Ternals #1, Weapon X #1, Amazing X-Men #1, Factor X #1, X-Man #1 (Marvel Comics 1995) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.comFind us & support us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersTheme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0) ★ Support this podcast ★

On this episode of X-Ray Vision, Jason Concepcion and Rosie Knight fly – not walk! In the Previously On (1:15) Jason and Rosie react to the news from Star Wars Celebration plus the new The Marvels trailer. In the Airlock (26:38), they dive deep (deeep) into season 3 episode 7 of The Mandalorian, recapping and discussing flying vs. walking, spies, and more. Then in the Hive Mind (1:06:05) X-Ray Vision is thrilled to welcome actor and comedian Ben Schwartz for a delightful conversation about his latest movie Renfield, getting fit for a film, his favorite comics, and creating new Dracula canon. Then in Nerd Out (1:30:44) Jason and Rosie discuss a listener theory about Mando chapter 22.Note: Imprecise timestamps are a side effect of a new ads system.Tune in every Wednesday & Friday and don't forget to Hulk Smash the Follow button!Nerd Out Submission Instructions!Send a short pitch and 2-3 minute voice memo recording to xray@crooked.com that answers the following questions: 1) How did you get into/discover your ‘Nerd Out?' (2) Why should we get into it too? (3) What's coming soon in this world that we can look forward to or where can we find it? If you're sending a theory, feel free to send only a summary of your theory (no audio needed) for Jason and Rosie to react to on air.Follow Jason: twitter.com/netw3rkFollow Rosie: IG, Letterboxd, & Rosie Recommends NewsletterJoin the X-Ray Vision DiscordFollow Crooked: twitter.com/crookedmediaThe Listener's Guide to all things X-Ray Vision!Dar-Benn – created by Ron Marz and Ron Lim; first appearance in Silver Surfer #53.Avengers #346 – written by Bob Harras, pencils by Steve Epting, inks & colors by Tom Palmer, letters by Bill Oakley, edited by Ralph Macchio.The Lost Commanders - season 2 ep 3 of Star Wars Rebels.Is Spider-Man Jewish? He might be → ScreenRantThe Moth Keeper recommendation from Rosie.

Captain America #400 "Murder by Decree!" Written by Mark Gruenwald, pencilled by Rik Levins, inked by Danny Bulanadi, coloured by Christie Scheele, and lettered by Joe Rosen. Avengers West Coast Vol. 2#82 "Shi'ar Hatred!" Written by Roy and Dann Thomas, pencilled by Dave Ross, inked by Tim Dzon, coloured by Bob Sharen, and lettered by Joe Rosen. Quasar #34 "The Scorched Sun" Written by Marc Gruenwald, pencilled by Rurik Tyler, inked by Keith Williams, coloured by Paul Becton, and lettered by Janice Chiang. Wonder Man Vol. 2 #9"Big Decisions" Written by Gerard Jones, pencilled by Jeff Johnson (w/Stephen B. Jones), inked by Dan Panosian and Bud LaRosa, coloured by Joe Rosas, and lettered by Pat Brosseau. Avengers #347 "Empire's End" Written by Bob Harras, pencilled by Steve Epting, inked by Tom Palmer, coloured by Gina Going, and lettered by Bill Oakley. May, 1992

"Assassination" Written by Bob Harras, pencilled by Steve Epting, inked and coloured by Tom Palmer, and lettered by Bill Oakley. "Bad Judgement" Written by Len Kaminski, pencilled by Paul Ryan, inked by Bob Wiacek and Keith Williams, coloured by Mike Rockwitz, and lettered by Michael Heisler. "Now Strikes the Starforce" Written by Tom DeFalco, pencilled by Pat Olliffe, inked by Al Milgrom, coloured by Gina Going, and lettered by Michael Heisler. April 1992

These issues begin Bob Harras' big plot for the book, one which will go through the next 30 issues (on and off)!  The Gathering starts here, as new characters are introduced and one long dead character appears to return.  This sets the stage for so much of Harras' run on the book.

"Storm Gathering" Written by Bob Harras, pencilled by Steve Epting, inked and coloured by Tom Palmer, and lettered by Bill Oakley. "Decision in a Vacuum" Written by Len Kaminski, pencilled by Paul Ryan, inked by Bob Wiacek, coloured by Mike Rockwitz, and lettered by Michael Heisler.

New ongoing writer Bob Harras joins the title, along with new penciler Steve Epting, to bring us another six issue biweekly storyline, The Collection Obsession!  Join us as we start our exploration of this story featuring Jason's favorite character, the Collector!

Topics Include:Rian's Call Of Duty storyDid the Oscars happen?Nathan's Question Corner:If we had to cast Ben Affleck in the MCU, who would he play?What We've Been Reading:Jonna And The Unpossible Monsters #2UltraMega #2Beta Ray Bill #2Karmen #1 & 2Avengers: The GatheringWhat We've Been Watching:The Falcon And The Winter Soldier 1x06Invincible 1x07FascinationHello Mary Lou: Prom Night IIAct Of Vengeance (aka Rape Squad)Certain FuryYoung RockX-Men 3: The Last StandRide In The WhirlwindIguanaThe Hired Hand92 In The ShadeMortal Kombat (1995)Featured Movie Review: Mortal Kombat (2021)Runtime: 2 hours, 43 minutesWARNING: The Sidetracked Podcast contains spoilers and dirty words.

Shut. Your. Mouth! Today Chris and Daniel discuss Breach by Bob Harras and Marcos Martin. We also talk about the Disney+ Loki trailer, Marvel's Avengers Campus, and Netflix's Jupiter's Legacy trailer. Visit us online: https://thereadercopypodcast.libsyn.com/ (Check out The Reader Copy Podcast website)   Our iTunes page: https://goo.gl/MikhDd (Listen to more episodes)   Even More Stuff: https://goo.gl/4iDTXn (Check out our Instagram) https://goo.gl/cVFw7r (Follow us on Twitter) https://goo.gl/RsnXc1 (Like us on Facebook)   Show music provided by http://www.morgandavidking.com/ (MDK - Hyper Beam)

Welcome True Believers, this is the Mighty Marvel Mix, a Podcast brought to you by the Taylor Network of Podcasts. This is a podcast for fans of all things Marvel! Comics, movies, TV, merchandise, we've got you covered with news, views and reviews. In this episode, your host Paul Shearman is handing over the reins to co-host Darrell Taylor, who is finally doing it - he's bringing the Avengers Team Jackets era to a podcast near you! We're also delighted to welcome Steve Raker from the Marvel Noise podcast, and Vince Fahey from the DC All Stars podcast onto the show to talk about the first arc from this highly fashion conscious era! If you want to read along with this arc, then the guys are talking about issues 334 - 339 of Avengers, written by Bob Harras with art by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. As well as this podcast, you can also check out the Marvel Mix Bulletin, which is extra bonus content every week that features the latest and most up to date news from Marvel. We'd love to hear from you with your thoughts on this episode and what you'd like to hear from future shows, so join in the conversation by emailing us at mightymarvelmix@gmail.com or finding us on Twitter at @marvelmix and Instagram and Facebook at @mightymarvelmix This podcast is part of the Taylor Network of Podcasts which is home to many great podcasts, all available on the Taylor Network feed on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play and Spotify

Welcome True Believers, this is the Mighty Marvel Mix, a Podcast brought to you by the Taylor Network of Podcasts. This is a podcast for fans of all things Marvel! Comics, movies, TV, merchandise, we've got you covered with news, views and reviews. In this episode, your host Paul Shearman is handing over the reins to co-host Darrell Taylor, who is finally doing it - he's bringing the Avengers Team Jackets era to a podcast near you! We're also delighted to welcome Steve Raker from the Marvel Noise podcast, and Vince Fahey from the DC All Stars podcast onto the show to talk about the first arc from this highly fashion conscious era! If you want to read along with this arc, then the guys are talking about issues 334 - 339 of Avengers, written by Bob Harras with art by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. As well as this podcast, you can also check out the Marvel Mix Bulletin, which is extra bonus content every week that features the latest and most up to date news from Marvel. We'd love to hear from you with your thoughts on this episode and what you'd like to hear from future shows, so join in the conversation by emailing us at mightymarvelmix@gmail.com or finding us on Twitter at @marvelmix and Instagram and Facebook at @mightymarvelmix This podcast is part of the Taylor Network of Podcasts which is home to many great podcasts, all available on the Taylor Network feed on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play and Spotify

Welcome True Believers, this is the Mighty Marvel Mix, a Podcast brought to you by the Taylor Network of Podcasts. This is a podcast for fans of all things Marvel! Comics, movies, TV, merchandise, we've got you covered with news, views and reviews. In this episode, your host Paul Shearman is handing over the reins to co-host Darrell Taylor, who is finally doing it - he's bringing the Avengers Team Jackets era to a podcast near you! We're also delighted to welcome Steve Raker from the Marvel Noise podcast, and Vince Fahey from the DC All Stars podcast onto the show to talk about the first arc from this highly fashion conscious era! If you want to read along with this arc, then the guys are talking about issues 334 - 339 of Avengers, written by Bob Harras with art by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. As well as this podcast, you can also check out the Marvel Mix Bulletin, which is extra bonus content every week that features the latest and most up to date news from Marvel. We'd love to hear from you with your thoughts on this episode and what you'd like to hear from future shows, so join in the conversation by emailing us at mightymarvelmix@gmail.com or finding us on Twitter at @marvelmix and Instagram and Facebook at @mightymarvelmix This podcast is part of the Taylor Network of Podcasts which is home to many great podcasts, all available on the Taylor Network feed on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play and Spotify

DCOCD is the DC Comics EVENT PODCAST where we discuss, contextualise and rank every single DC event in order starting with 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths up to... we're not sure yet. Superman is the sole survivor of Krypton. Except for Supergirl. Oh, and except for Krypto. Also, except for Zod and the Phantom Zone villains. And don’t forget about these 100,000 other Kryptonians! What’s going on? It’s SUPERMAN: NEW KRYPTON which shows how the people and Krypton and the people of Earth can completely fail to live in peace together. It’s the mega-event that started in 2008 and ran till 2010 from the impressive creative forces of Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Sterling Gates, James Robinson, Peter Woods, Eric Trautman, Yildiray Cinar, Renato Guedes, Jesus Merino, Eddy Barrows, Jamal Igle, Alex Ross, Gary Frank, Pere Perez, Cafu, Joanthan Sibal, Jose Wilson Magalhaes, Steve Wands, Brian Miller, Keith Champagne, Jared K Fletcher, Thomas S Chu, Santiago Arcas, Rod Reis, Kevin Senft, Eduardo Pansica, JP Mayer, Javier Bergantino, Matt Idelson, Rob Leigh, John J Hill, David Curial, Javier Pina, Bernard Chang, Andrew Robinson, Pablo Raimondi, David Baron, Brad Anderson, Bob Harras and probably more. Paul brings together (for the very first time) the unofficial super-cousins of the Super-fan community, Dr Anj and Michael Bailey. How will they rate NEW KRYPTON? Tune in and find out! If you have thoughts, opinions, encouragement or issues, please feel free to contact us via waitingfordoom.com or at DCOCDCast@gmail.com and on twitter @DCOCDCast KEEP ON EVENTING!

¿Tal vez el peor Eventorama de esta temporada? Avengers: The Crossing sería el punto más bajo de los Héroes más Poderosos de la Tierra que ya venían con un status derrumbado, para que encima vengan Bob Harras y Terry Kavanagh a terminar de sepultarlos. Eventorama es una idea de Leonardo Rubio y Ezequiel Saccon. Producido, editado y musicalizado por Gonzalo Ruiz. Locución de Rodrigo Lucero.

Tommy and Kurtis return to discuss the beginning of Bob Harras's run on Avengers! They kick off the episode with an Avengers Graphic Novel featuring the ever popular Venom! Next up is the 1991 Annual crossover story, the Subterranean Wars, featuring a evil villain team-up between The Mole Man, Tyrannus and Grotesk! Then, they tackle […]

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Sal Buscema, Neal Adams, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, George Perez, John Byrne, David Michelinie, Jim Shooter, Bob Hall, Roger Stern, Walter Simonson, Paul Ryan, Fabian Nicieza, Larry Hama, Steve Epting, Bob Harras, Ben Raab, Terry Kavanagh, Mike Deodato, Mark Waid, Rob Liefeld, Kurt Busiek, Geoff Johns, Alan Davis, Olivier Coipel, Scott Kollins, Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch... Todo estos autores, tienen un denominador común: Los Vengadores. Con motivo del inminente estreno de Avengers: Endgame, nos reunimos para repasar los tres primeros volúmenes de los Héroes Más Poderosos de la Tierra (o lo que es lo mismo, los 500 primeros números de la serie).

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Sal Buscema, Neal Adams, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, George Perez, John Byrne, David Michelinie, Jim Shooter, Bob Hall, Roger Stern, Walter Simonson, Paul Ryan, Fabian Nicieza, Larry Hama, Steve Epting, Bob Harras, Ben Raab, Terry Kavanagh, Mike Deodato, Mark Waid, Rob Liefeld, Kurt Busiek, Geoff Johns, Alan Davis, Olivier Coipel, Scott Kollins, Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch... Todo estos autores, tienen un denominador común: Los Vengadores. Con motivo del inminente estreno de Avengers: Endgame, nos reunimos para repasar los tres primeros volúmenes de los Héroes Más Poderosos de la Tierra (o lo que es lo mismo, los 500 primeros números de la serie).

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Avengers West Coast Epic Collection, Vol. 1: How The West Was Won by Roger Stern, Bob Harras, Steve Englehart, David Michelinie, Bob Hall, Luke McDonnell, Al Milgrom, Richard Howell, Kerry Gammill, Brett Breeding, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, Joe Sinnott, Andy Mushynsky, Kim DeMulder, Kyler Baker, Vince Colletta, Peter Berardi, Roy Richardson, Julianna Ferriter, Bob Sharen, Ken Feduniewicz, Christie Scheele, Petra Scotese, Janet Jackson, Adam Phillips, Joe Rosen, Rick Parker, Diana Albers, Jim Novak, Tom Orzechowski, Lois Buhalis, Janice Chiang, & Ken Lopez! Running Time: 00:48:00 Music: "The Golden State" John Doe (with Kathleen Edwards) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Pacella isn't a household name like Rob Liefeld or Todd McFarlane, but he made an impact on X-Force taking over the penciling chores after Liefeld's departure. He talks about getting in a fight with Larry Hama, the time when Bob Harras put masking tape all over his X-Force pages, when he was told not […]

Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester play catch up and return to read the annuals they have overlooked! Today, we discuss FF Annual #19, and #22-24 as well as Avengers Annual #14 and the other tie-in books. What will the FF do when Atlantis Attacks? When they find themselves in Days of Future Present? When The Guardians show up Questing for Korvac? When tangentially related characters get hefty and extensive back-up features? John Byrne, Al Milgrom, Jackson Guice, Roger Stern, Bob Harras, Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler, Mark Gruenwald, Joe Sinnott show us, and we in turn tell you! Danger: It is far less exciting than all those names and all this punctuation would suggest! Show notes await at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!

One of the reasons that Blood Brothers (Covered in Episode 50) wasn't the end of the Clone Saga was because of the crossover that is covered in this episode. Bob Harras' big X-Men story was morphed into a line-wide scaled event, that gave us that wonderful relaunch of Heroes Reborn. You know, where the Image guys were tasked with relaunching the Avengers and Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. Things that would be... Continue reading

It's a mind-bending episode as Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) read through issue 226 of Spectacular Spider-Man and try to untangle the mysteries of Spider-Man's Clone Saga! After some creator bios and back story, they do their best to detail the events of the Clone Saga and the drama behind the scenes that nearly spun it out of control. Plus: Spidercide, for no particular reason! You'll want to have your Carrion Virus to hand for this one.   weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com   BREAK: Snippet from Superior Spider Talk #10: Amazing Friends w/ Tom DeFalco http://amazingspidertalk.com/   RESOURCES: lifeofreillyarchives.blogspot.com superiorspidertalk.com TAGS: comic books, comics, history, Spider-Man, Clone Saga, Tom DeFalco, Ben Reilly, Scarlet Spider, Bob Budiansky, Bob Harras, Kaine, Marvel Comics, 1990s, comics speculation

With DC (via Geoff Johns) finally putting out real information about what those “Rebirth” teasers have been hinting at, Mike & Greg fire up the speculation machine and see what this might actually mean for the company in 2016 and beyond. Along the way, the lads talk about the long & winding road of Bob Harras' comics career (and how it never seems to stray too far from Jim Lee's), muse on how much of ‘Rebirth' is course-correcting the New 52, play Fantasy DC EiC, decipher the silhouette behind the curtain, and more! Robots From Tomorrow is a weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth's surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. This episode is brought to you by Third Eye Comics. Enjoy your funny books.

We talk Star Wars: Force Awakens (SPOILERS), sales figures for Nov 2015, Graphic Policy, Vision and Spider-Man/Deadpool, Captain America Sam Wilson, Sad DC Sales, Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai, Omega Men, Metal Men, Firestorm, Sugar and Spike, Metamorpho, Bob Harras, Gene Yang, Free Comic Book Day offerings from Marvel (Avengers and Captain America), new Marvel Launches (Star Brand & Nightmask, Weirdworld, Squadron Supreme), Amazing Spider-Man, Mephisto, Mysterio, Star Wars Legacy.   Comics Countdown for 16 Dec 2015 10. Axcend #3 by Shane Davis 9. Mighty Thor #2 by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman 8. Batgirl #46 by Brendan Fletcher, Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr 7. Red Thorn #2 by David Baillie and Meghan Hetrick-Murante 6. Cognetic #3 by James Tynion and Eryk Donovan 5. Clean Room #3 by Gail Simone and Jon-Davis Hunt 4. Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #2 by Robert Venditti and Raul Allen 3. Klaus #2 by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora 2. Batman and Robin Eternal #11 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion, Ed Brisson and Fernando Blanco 1. Descender #8 by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen    

Top 10 in sales for October 2015 (Marvel Sweep, Spider-Gwen > Secret Wars, Doctor Strange, Invincible Iron Man), Aquaman: Rise of the Seven Seas, Green Arrow, Howard the Duck, new Super-Girl comic series, Bob Harras, Axel Alonso, Monstress from Image, Extraordinary X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man, new Marvel Launches (Hercules, Nova, Drax, Vision), Dan Abnett, arch-nemeses for Flash, Superman, and Spider-Man, Severed and Ghosted from Joshua Williamson, James Bond by Warren Ellis and Jason Masters, EI8HT by Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson, Rick Remender, Black Science, Tokyo Ghost, Deadly Ghost. And the Comics Countdown for 04 November 2015

This is a JAM-PACKED episode! We start with a theme song by Mrs. Glenn Walker, run right into political protest (sort of), debate whether Candy Crush Saga is evil....and then... THE 2013 GREAT AMERICAN DC VS MARVEL WAR! How can you miss that? This week's podcast includes discussion of the following: Theme song / Ray gets political, not / NSA and Verizon / Rickroll the Government / Glenn's dream / guest host for September / Joyce Carol Oates on The Onion / Kickstarter / Candy Crush is evil / Injustice and fighting games / the death of Catwoman / Paul Jenkins / Glenn vs. Ray over comics / Marvel vs. DC / story vs. art / Ray vs. DC / Age of Ultron Book Nine / time travel paradoxes / Pym redemption / Bob Harras and the Avengers jacket era / Ray talks about Dave Sim, again / Barnaby This week's links: Lordi and the accompanying video: South Jersey Writers Kickstarter Joyce Carol Oates on The Onion (NSFW) Ace Kilroy by Rob Kelly and Dan O'Connor GameFAQs The Paul Jenkins Exit Interview Our friend Terry's Cerebus blog Barnaby And remember kids, Candy Crush Saga is evil!

Como habrán notado el más reciente vicio de Joey no parece estar cediendo nada de espacio, por lo que no hay garantía alguna de que podamos tener pronto enlaces con el audio oficial del programa tal y como lo graba Lorna desde la consola. Personalmente estoy escuchando los programas gracias al audio que Mr. Mxyzptlk hace el favor de enviarme incluso antes de ponerlo en los comentarios, y gracias a eso puedo adelantar estos posts sin necesidad de esperar a que Joey pueda cerrar Arkham City el tiempo necesario para subir el programa y enviarme el enlace. Aquí les dejo los enlaces de las grabaciones que amablemente hacen Mr. Mxyzptlk y nuestros amigos de Comicorp. En cuanto reciba el audio "oficial" lo incluiré aquí junto con el reproductor, tal y como hice con el programa anterior.Enlace ComicorpEnlace Mr. MxyzptlkAhora si, la versión oficial...Enlace de descargaEste año se está yendo más rápido de lo que esperábamos, y este es ya el tercer programa del mes de febrero, séptimo del año, y sexto consecutivo que cuenta con la participación de Paco, quien parece ser que ahora si regresó para quedarse. Joey llegó con unos minutos de retraso a la estación, razón por la que los agradecimientos y saludos del comienzo fueron un poco más breves, pues Paco los hace de una manera un poco más rápida que cuando están los dos.A iniciativa del mismo Paco los muchachos decidieron dar salida a algunos comentarios del blog y reiteraron la invitación a quienes hayan hecho alguna pregunta por este medio que haya quedado sin responder a que la repitan en la entrada más reciente del blog para que la puedan localizar rápidamente y darle salida. Personalmente les recomiendo esperen, de ser posible, hasta el martes o miércoles por la mañana para ponerlo en la entrada más reciente, o en su defecto no permitir que quede más atrás del último programa, que es hasta donde seguramente revisarán en busca de pendientes.Y empezando con los pendientes, una tangencial desviación provocada por un comentario los llevó a hablar primero de la excelente serie animada The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, misma que nos tiene ansiosamente esperando el estreno de la segunda temporada en abril próximo, y de ahí a la macro-serie Avengers Forever, escrita por Kurt Busiek con ayuda de Roger Stern, e ilustrada magistralmente por Carlos Pacheco y Jesús Merino. Esa serie muestra a Rick Jones creando un equipo de Vengadores de diversas épocas para que lo ayuden a combatir a Immortus.Una pregunta rescatada del blog fue en referencia a la miniserie de ciencia ficción We3, escrita por Grant Morrison e ilustrada por Frank Quitely y publicada bajo el sello Vertigo en 2004 y coleccionada en un solo tomo poco tiempo después. La pregunta fue expresamente dirigida a Joey, pero dado que se trata de un comic que no incluye hombres en mallas el señor no la ha leído. Paco si, y a regañadientas accedió a responder la pregunta sobre si la serie era buena con un rotundo si, y estoy completamente de acuerdo con él.La historia sigue a tres animales, un perro, un gato y un conejo, que escapan de un laboratorio donde se estaba experimentando con ellos para convertirlos en armas. Llamados Bandit, Tinker y Pirate, o 1, 2 y 3, respectivamente, los tres animales poseen sofisticadas armaduras llenas de armas y pueden hablar limitadamente gracias a implantes en sus cerebros. Como dato curioso, Grant Morrison ha dado a entender en entrevistas que los tres animales formarían parte del mismo programa que dio origen al Capitán América, Wolverine y Fantomex.Como comentario al margen, Joey se metió en camisa de once varas al hacer comentarios que harán que todos los amantes de las mascotas lo odien un poco o de menos sientan deseos de zapearlo, pero creo que no lo hizo de mala fe y al final aclaró su postura, haciéndola un poco menos inflamable.Parece que no hay programa en que no se mencione a Brian Michael Bendis, y esta vez no fue la excepción, pues se volvió a criticar su exasperante costumbre de alargar de manera innecesaria y aparentemente interminable la mayoría de las historias que escribe, así como su tendencia a ignorar la personalidad de algunos personajes de manera caprichosa. Pero para variar un poco la cosa, en esta ocasión también se le elogió lo hecho en series propias antes de que Marvel decidiese poner en sus manos a los Avengers.Entre las cosas que se recomendaron de su bibliografía están Jinx, Goldfish, Torso (co-escrita con Marc Andreyko), Sam and Twitch y, por supuesto, Powers. Jinx trata sobre una caza-recompensas de origen hispano, Goldfish es un criminal de poca monta, Torso está basada en el caso real del primer asesino serial en la historia de los Estados Unidos, quien, por cierto, fue investigado y perseguido por Elliot Ness antes de dedicarse a cazar a Al Capone en Chicago. Sam and Twitch son una pareja de policías salidos de las páginas de Spawn, y Powers trata sobre una pareja de detectives de policía especializados en casos que involucran superhumanos.Si algo queda claro viendo la temática de sus mejores trabajos, es que Bendis funciona mucho mejor escribiendo detectives, policías y delincuentes, y que su participación en series de superhéroes debiera mantenerse al mínimo posible. A esas series yo agregaría Alias, que sigue las aventuras de Jessica Jones, una ex-super heroína que al perder sus poderes se convirtió en detective privado en el Universo Marvel, y Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story, donde cuenta sus desventuras al intentar convertirse en guionista de cine en Hollywood. Y si de superhéroes se trata, creo que su mejor trabajo a la fecha sigue siendo lo que hizo en las páginas de Daredevil.Al llegar a la parte intermedia del programa es cuando las cosas suelen ponerse divertidas, y en esta ocasión todo comenzó cuando un escucha quiso saber más acerca de la serie Brave and the Bold, y como es que se las arreglaban para que todo el Universo DC pudiera participar en ella sin convertirse en una pesadilla de continuidad. La respuesta fue de lo más simple: a nadie le importaba. Las historias eran en general bastante malas, aún si muchas contaban con grandes artistas.La serie existía mayormente para explotar la popularidad de Batman, y a nadie preocupaba que sus encuentros con la Legión de Superhéroes o con los personajes mágicos o sobrenaturales del Universo DC pudiesen tener en la continuidad de sus títulos o de los de otros personajes. Esa misma premisa de tener al encapotado haciendo equipo con toda clase de héroes funciona muy bien en la serie animada, pero los comics no eran realmente buenos.Hubo entonces que dar salida a una trivia especial a fin de que el número de Superman for All Seasons que Alex Cruz no quiso encontrase un nuevo hogar, así que se hizo una pregunta para ser respondida telefónicamente. Paco no fue lo suficientemente específico al hacer la pregunta y eso causó un poco de confusión, pero finalmente Mr. X pudo dar completa la respuesta correcta para llevarse a casa el comic que Alex Cruz despreció.La trivia para el comic que La Quinta Dimensión regaló esta semana fue especial y diferente. Se trató del número 51 de la serie de Star Wars publicada por Marvel a finales de los 1970s y principios de los 80s, lo que puso a los muchachos en un dilema, pues es bien sabido que las trivias de Joey son demasiado rebuscadas y no pueden ser respondidas tan fácilmente, en tanto que el Sr. Espinosa es conocido como un amargado "crítico" detractor de Star Wars. La solución fue hacer preguntas sobre series de TV de ciencia ficción que si son de su agrado, como Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, y Firefly.La respuesta de los escuchas fue más pobre que en trivias anteriores, pues seguramente no a todos les pareció atractiva la idea de agregar a su colección un viejo comic de Star Wars que no forma parte del canon oficial de la saga. Sin duda lo más atractivo del número en cuestión es el equipo creativo, formado por David Michelinie y Walt Simonson.Tras un breve debate ocasionado por una letra excedente en la primera respuesta recibida, que fue de Karmix,  y dado que posteriormente Lyoko contestó de manera correcta, Mr. Mxyzptlk sirvió como juez para determinar que Karmix era el ganador, además de que Lyoko tuvo el buen gesto de renunciar a la controversia bajo el argumento de que él ganó recientemente en otra de las trivias, para coraje del buen Paquito, y que creía justo que el premio se lo llevara en esta ocasión alguien que no hubiese ganado antes, más aún siendo que era un buen amigo.Volviendo a las preguntas de la audiencia, alguien quería saber más acerca de Hulk y sus diferentes coloraciones a lo largo de los años. Joey hizo un breve resumen de la historia del personaje desde su origen hasta mediados de los 1980s, cuando la serie fue tomada por John Byrne. A partir de ahí los muchachos se deshicieron en elogios. todos ellos justos y merecidos, para el extraordinario trabajo que Peter David hizo con el personaje por poco más de una década. Hace varios meses ya habíamos comentado tanto en el programa como en el blog mucho de lo que hizo David durante su tiempo en la serie, destacando incluso un número en el que Paco quiso hacer incapié en esta ocasión.Otra desviación tangencial del tema los llevó a hablar un poco más del autor, Peter David, quien empezó su carrera en los comics, y en Marvel en particular, como ejecutivo de ventas. Cuando James Owsley (mejor conocido en el medio como Christopher Priest) se convirtió en el editor de los títulos de Spider-man, decidió comprar a David, a quien conoció tiempo antes, cuando era editor asistente, su primer guión. Este apareció publicado en el número 103 de The Spectacular Spider-man y, coincidentemente, se trata de la historia mencionada por Joey donde tres estudiantes deciden practicar algunos juegos mentales con Spider-man.La buena recepción de la historia convenció a Owsley de comprar más guiones de David, lo que permitió que viese la luz una de las mejores historias de Spidey jamás publicadas: La Muerte de Jean DeWolff. Esta historia corrió en la misma serie entre los números 107 y 110, y se trata de una de las historias más humanas y memorables en la carrera del arácnido héroe. Jean DeWolff era una capitán de policía que a lo largo de colaborar con él en varias ocasiones había desarrollado una amistad con Spider-man.Lo que hace diferente a su muerte de las de otros personajes a lo largo de los años, es que no se dio a manos de ningún supervillano ni fue resultado de una catástrofe provocada por una pelea entre superseres, si no que se convirtió en una víctima más de un asesino serial. David siguió vendiendo historias a Owsley por varios meses más, viéndolas publicadas tanto en el mencionado Spectacular Spider-man, como en Web of Spider-man y The Amazing Spider-man.Lamentablemente Owsley fue presionado por Jim Shooter, entonces editor en jefe de Marvel, para que dejara de publicar historias de David, pues aparentemente no estaba de acuerdo con que el talentoso escritor siguiese trabajando en el departamento de ventas mientras vendía historias. Afortunadamente Shooter abandonó la editorial poco tiempo después y Bob Harras, su reemplazo, le ofreció a David la oportunidad de convertirse en el escritor regular de The Incredible Hulk, pues era un título que nadie más quería escribir. El resto es historia.Con el tiempo encima los muchachos realizaron algunas recomendaciones express de títulos que no fuesen de superhéroes, pero lo hicieron sin poder detenerse a platicar más a fondo acerca de las series en cuestión. Entre las mencionadas están The Losers, de Andy Digle y Jock, que sigue a un grupo militar de fuerzas especiales traicionado por su gobierno; Scalped, de Jason Aaron y R.M. Guéra, que cuenta sobre los miembros de una tribu de nativos americanos que lidia en su reservación con problemas modernos, como cobreza y alcoholismo, intrigas políticas y crimen organizado; y DMZ, de Brian Wood con arte de él mismo y de Riccardo Burchielli, que ocurre en un futuro cercano donde la isla de Manhattan es una zona des-militarizada (de ahí el título, De-Militarized Zone) en medio de la Segunda Guerra Civil Norteamericana. Todas ellas son muy recomendables y se consiguen fácilmente en TPBs.Solo me resta recordarles que también se reveló cual será el regalo que, por cortesía de Mr. Mxyzptlk y La Quinta Dimensión, Comiconexión entregará la próxima semana con una de sus acostumbradas trivias: el número 2 de la excelente miniserie Legends, primer crossover en DC post-Crisis en las Tierras Infinitas y obra del extraordinario equipo creativo formado por Len Wein, John Ostrander, John Byrne y Karl Kesel.Ojalá puedan escuchar el programa y se animen a participar.Hasta la próxima.

Were joined by DC comics and Zatanna's new penciler Jamal Igle. In this episode we talk about misconceptions about Jamal's comic work,the marvel event the Siege,Sentry talk,the new Moon Knight book,we debate Invincible Iron Man 500.1,the best parts of the movie 'the Black Swan",DC's Flashpoint,Bob Harras,the state of the xbooks,trolls on formspring,Zeb Wells New Mutants,and plenty of our normal hijinks. http://www.jamaligle.com/ for more info check our website http://tinyurl.com/22q4gtv

Do you recall where you were when DC and Marvel announced they would be bringing back the $2.99 cover price? Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester do, because they were right in the middle of recording this! In the first of two installments for episode 15, we review the ever-changing marketplace by scrutinizing the editorial line up change at Vertigo, analyzing Bob Harras' career change at DC, and then trying to suss out what the reaction will be to DC's price change announcement. It's like watching the news from a month ago get in a barfight with the news from two weeks ago and you are there to get covered in stale pretzels and beer! We hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening!

This week on the show; Rodrigo returns, Bob Harras gets promoted, we read Wraithborn, and long for a bullet to the head. NEWS Bob Harras named EiC of DC Comics LINKAGE REVIEWS Stephen BULLET TO THE HEAD #4 2 pages FC  • $3.99  •  Mature Written by MATZ   Art and cover by COLIN WILSON The crime noir masterpiece continues, written by Matz and drawn by Colin Wilson (Ed Brubaker's Point Blank)!  The book centers on a pair of assassin buddies and a pair of cop buddies, with a body count that grows as the story progresses and each pair trying to figure out what is happening! In this 4th issue of the award-winning crime saga, the violence intensifies and with a pulse pounding last page! [rating:3.5/5] Rodrigo PATRICIA BRIGGS’ MERCY THOMPSON: MOON CALLED #1
 32 pages FC  • $3.99  •  Teen +
 Written by PATRICIA BRIGGS w/ DAVID LAWRENCE
 Art by AMELIA WOO
 Cover by BRETT BOOTH
 “Negative Art” retailer incentive cover by BRETT BOOTH
 Mercy Thompson inhabits two worlds without truly belonging to either.  To the human inhabitants of the Tri-Cities she’s an oddity, a female mechanic operating her own garage.  To the town’s darker residents, werewolves, vampires, and fae, she’s a walker, a last-of-her-kind magical being with the power to become a
 coyote. Mercy warily straddles the fine line dividing our everyday world from that darker dimension. Till a boy, mauled by vicious werewolves and forever changed by the attack and on the run from those who committed the crime, appears at her door.  Now her two worlds are about to collide.  Outnumbered and out-muscled, can Mercy possibly save the boy?  Or even herself? Mercy Thompson: Moon Called volume 1 #1 begins Dynamite’s eight-part adaptation of Patricia Briggs first Mercy novel.  Personally supervised by Ms. Briggs, the series is sure to thrill fans both old and new! [rating: 2/5] Matthew Secret Avengers #5 COVER BY: Marko Djurdjevic WRITER: Ed Brubaker PENCILS: David Aja A secret foe has been revealed - or has he? Find out everything you need to know about the OTHER Nick Fury as Secret Avengers continues to explore the volatile landscape of Marvel's new Heroic Age! [rating:4.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Marvel Zombies vs. Marvel Vampires VOTE MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: Wraithborn The Wraithborn power is normally given to a specially chosen warrior, someone who has trained for decades to wield the power and fight the Immortals. But, due to "unforeseen circumstances", the power is passed on to an ordinary high school girl who doesn't know anything about what's going on, but she's got to figure things out fast because a lot of "people" (including the Immortals) are coming after her. The book is a supernatural, dark fantasy story inspired by folklore and mythologies from around the world. The idea being that all these legends were based on some truth, that gods and demons and angels and so forth really do exist, and once walked this earth. But one day, they all seemed to vanish, and eventually we just wrote them off as fiction. But they're still around, and they're trying really hard to get back and reclaim their former "lordship and dominion" over all humankind. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody's Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show! A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on the show; Rodrigo returns, Bob Harras gets promoted, we read Wraithborn, and long for a bullet to the head. NEWS Bob Harras named EiC of DC Comics LINKAGE REVIEWS Stephen BULLET TO THE HEAD #4 2 pages FC  • $3.99  •  Mature Written by MATZ   Art and cover by COLIN WILSON The crime noir masterpiece continues, written by Matz and drawn by Colin Wilson (Ed Brubaker's Point Blank)!  The book centers on a pair of assassin buddies and a pair of cop buddies, with a body count that grows as the story progresses and each pair trying to figure out what is happening! In this 4th issue of the award-winning crime saga, the violence intensifies and with a pulse pounding last page! [rating:3.5/5] Rodrigo PATRICIA BRIGGS’ MERCY THOMPSON: MOON CALLED #1
32 pages FC  • $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by PATRICIA BRIGGS w/ DAVID LAWRENCE
Art by AMELIA WOO
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
“Negative Art” retailer incentive cover by BRETT BOOTH
Mercy Thompson inhabits two worlds without truly belonging to either.  To the human inhabitants of the Tri-Cities she’s an oddity, a female mechanic operating her own garage.  To the town’s darker residents, werewolves, vampires, and fae, she’s a walker, a last-of-her-kind magical being with the power to become a
coyote. Mercy warily straddles the fine line dividing our everyday world from that darker dimension. Till a boy, mauled by vicious werewolves and forever changed by the attack and on the run from those who committed the crime, appears at her door.  Now her two worlds are about to collide.  Outnumbered and out-muscled, can Mercy possibly save the boy?  Or even herself? Mercy Thompson: Moon Called volume 1 #1 begins Dynamite’s eight-part adaptation of Patricia Briggs first Mercy novel.  Personally supervised by Ms. Briggs, the series is sure to thrill fans both old and new! [rating: 2/5] Matthew Secret Avengers #5 COVER BY: Marko Djurdjevic WRITER: Ed Brubaker PENCILS: David Aja A secret foe has been revealed - or has he? Find out everything you need to know about the OTHER Nick Fury as Secret Avengers continues to explore the volatile landscape of Marvel's new Heroic Age! [rating:4.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Marvel Zombies vs. Marvel Vampires VOTE MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: Wraithborn The Wraithborn power is normally given to a specially chosen warrior, someone who has trained for decades to wield the power and fight the Immortals. But, due to "unforeseen circumstances", the power is passed on to an ordinary high school girl who doesn't know anything about what's going on, but she's got to figure things out fast because a lot of "people" (including the Immortals) are coming after her. The book is a supernatural, dark fantasy story inspired by folklore and mythologies from around the world. The idea being that all these legends were based on some truth, that gods and demons and angels and so forth really do exist, and once walked this earth. But one day, they all seemed to vanish, and eventually we just wrote them off as fiction. But they're still around, and they're trying really hard to get back and reclaim their former "lordship and dominion" over all humankind. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody's Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show! A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

The countdown to NYCC begins as we enter into another one of our rare extended discussions focusing on one subject (give or take), in this case Bendis' recent comments on the state of comics journalism. Plus, we've enough time to tackle The Comics Journal, critical response to Blacksad, Ultimate X #3, Brightest Day, Jeffrey Brown (Sulk #1-3 and I Am Going to Be Small), Jim Rugg, Mike Mignola and The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Oddities from Dark Horse, Daken: Dark Wolverine (Oxymoron?), Namor: the First Mutant, Guarding the Globe from Image, Freedom Fighters, Taskmaster and Fred Van Lente, 7 Billion Needles by Nobuaki Tadano and Vertical, DC's placement of Bob Harras, Mark Waid, and a whole mess more!

Seven geeks pack the roundtable to tell stories from Matt's wedding weekend! And then we discuss Bob Harras' promotion to EIC at DC, follow up on our Superman Secret Origin and Thor First Thunder eps and Drunk Cap returns! (1:22:21)

Reviews: 39 Minutes #1 Pilot Season, Rombies #0, Skullkickers #1, Rainbow in the Dark #1, Tamara Drewe film The boys are joined by Ethan Van Sciver to chat about his work on Green Lantern, Flash, shady Beavis & Butthead ties, sex in New X-Men, etc. The boys also banter about the new fall TV season, a new podcast (If You Like This) and movies. News includes: Bob Harras is new DC E-I-C, Chloe Moretz gets Strange, Tea Party comic takeover by Ward Sutton, Pushing Daisies comic update, Teri Hatcher on Smallville, Black Dynamite comic, and more!